Willard F. Libby(1908)
ChemistryWillard F. Libby is a recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1960) from United States. Their primary field is Chemistry. They were educated at Princeton University and University of California, Berkeley. They have been affiliated with University of California, Los Angeles.
United States
1
Major Awards
320
Publications
6,639
Citations
41
h-index
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i10-index
20.7
Avg Citations/Paper
Awards & Recognition
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
1960for his method to use carbon-14 for age determination in archaeology, geology, geophysics, and other branches of science
IndependentMost Cited Works
Top publications by citation count#5
Passing of the Last of the Three Who Established 14C Dating: A Historical Footnote
Radiocarbon: An International Journal of Cosmogenic Isotope Research(2014)
4
citations
#9
Geometrical Theory of Heterogeneous Catalysis and the Role of Tunneling Therein
Catalysis Reviews-science and Engineering(1981)
4
citations
Co-winners
Shared the same award in the same year
Education
Princeton University
University of California, Berkeley
Analy High School
Doctoral Advisors
Career Timeline
University of California, Los Angeles?–present
University of Chicago?–present
University of California, Berkeley?–present
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
KB
K. Barry Sharpless
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2022)
FS
Frederick Sanger
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1980)
OY
Omar Yaghi
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2025)
GW
Greg Winter
Copley Medal (2025)
JM
John Michael Jumper
Fellow of the Royal Society (2025)
RR
Richard Robson
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2025)
SK
Susumu Kitagawa
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2025)
DH
Demis Hassabis
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2024)
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